Steps to the White City
by Steve Henderson
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28.500 x 21.000 inches
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Title
Steps to the White City
Artist
Steve Henderson
Medium
Painting - Watercolor On Paper
Description
It is La Città Bianca, White City on the hill, illuminated under the rich, blue Mediterranean sky.
As you walk through the streets of historic Ostuni, Italy, you encounter a lot of steps. Up you go and then down, past homes and buildings built of white stone or whitewashed to look as if they were. Against such a backdrop, the potted plants and flowers literally bloom, their colorful blossoms and foliage creating a striking sight.
And you encounter the kitties – the community cats that either belong to the homes outside of which they groom themselves, or are welcome vagrants who visit to dine on the food that friendly residents leave out for them.
In the artwork, Steps to the White City, there are two such amiable felines, off on your right near the doorway. The black and white one is looking at you, deciding whether it’s time to come forward for a head pat from your beckoning hands, while the black one, hidden in the shadows, waits expectantly for the door to open.
And on upward continue the steps – steep and uneven, steps that have been walked upon for centuries, and continue to be the means by which residents travel through the streets to the shops and market and their homes. Bright blue doors and shutters add a startling, yet quite delightful contrast to all the white: white steps, white walls, white stones, white railings to the balconies. It gleams in the sun.
Climb to the top and you are treated to even more to see: eight kilometers away the Adriatic Sea sparkles, its rich blue mirroring that of the sky overhead.
It’s a sunny day; the kitties are out and about; residents sweeping their walkways stop to smile and say hello; and the city is beautiful. Doesn’t it feel wonderful to be here?
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February 26th, 2024
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Comments (36)
Lori Pittenger
Congratulations, your outstanding artwork has been featured on the leading page of Impressionism group 3/11/2024! Please visit the group to view it in our online gallery and to add it to the features log and catalogs in the group’s discussions. Excellent work!
Robyn King
Congratulations your gorgeous artwork is being featured in 500 Views Share Group & Shared:-) Please take a moment to add your beautiful art to our archives in the message area and have a wonderful day!
Christopher James
One of your peers nominated this image in the 1000 Views on One Image Group's Special Features Nominations For Promotion #28 . Please help your fellow artists by visiting and passing on the love to another artist in the the 1000 Views on One Image Group....L/F/Tw
Misha Ambrosia
Hi Steve!!! Nominating this fabulous artwork for a special feature on the 1000 view group...yay clap clap clap!!!
Christopher James
Congratulation.....your wonderful work has been featured in the 1000 Views on 1 Image Group ..... Feel free to place your featured image in the Features Archive and any Genre specific Archive l/f/p
Samuel HUYNH
Exciting news – Your fantastic artwork has been featured in "GREATEST OF ALL TIME" group! 🌈🎨 Feel free to spread the joy by adding it to our "2024 Featured Masterpieces Archive" in the Discussion section.
Jenny Revitz Soper
Congratulations! I am immensely pleased to inform you that your artwork was featured on the group No Place Like Home homepage on February 27, 2024. You are cordially invited to post the artwork in the Group's Features Discussion thread or any other suitable thread.
Nancy Carol Photography
WELL DONE!! Thank you for sharing with us your wonderful work of art that has been proudly presented on the Home Page of the group, 'ART FOR PASSION - PASSION FOR ART'. If you wish, you may archive it permanently or promote it further in the Discussions Tabs titled, "FEBRUARY 2024 Features."
Taphath Foose
Beautiful work, Steve!!! CONGRATULATIONS, your work is featured in "Beautiful Watercolors"! I invite you to place it in the group's "Featured Image Archive" discussion thread and any other thread that is fitting!! 😊
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